Observation date: July 07, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: from Bugguide "Marks used to separate Midwest P. costastriata/consobrinana/seamansi: costastriata has uninterrupted fine striate lines along costa from base to apex; seamansi has dark median fascia continuous to postmedian band, and striate and triangulate markings alternating along costa from median band to apex; consobrinana has dark squarish patch mid-costa not connected to postmedian band, and costal strigulae well defined from median fascia to apex, obscure from base to mid-costa." https://bugguide.net/node/view/2032857
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: October 08, 2025
Coordinator notes: Hi Naj. I agree with you and with BugGuide. Taxonomy note: Pelochrista seamansi (Wright, 2011), n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc. 65(2): 105, was formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
